The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a back disorder and found it well grounded. The veteran's current low back disorder is related to his military service, and he also contends that his nervous disorder with depression, sleep disorder, indigestion, and motion sickness are all related to this back problem.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided by the private medical statement from Dr. Leveaux supports a finding of a nexus between the veteran's current low back disorder and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, nervous disorder (including depression), sleep disorder, disability manifested by indigestion, motion sickness
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0021405
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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